Food for the Soul: Artemisia Gentileschi – Women Artists Series 4
| | | |

Food for the Soul: Artemisia Gentileschi – Women Artists Series 4

ByNina Heyn

Artemisia Gentileschi. Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura), (about 1638-1639). Oil on canvas. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019. Photo: Courtesy of The National Gallery, London “…with me Your Illustrious Lordship will not lose and you will find the spirit of Caesar in the soul of a woman.”~…

Food for the Soul: 500 years of Raphael in Rome
| | | |

Food for the Soul: 500 years of Raphael in Rome

ByNina Heyn

Raphael. Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. (1513) The Louvre. Courtesy of Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome April 6, 2020 markes a 500 year anniversary of passing of one the most beloved artists. A huge Raphael exhibition at the Scuderia del Quirinale in Rome could only open in March for few days before the whole of Italy went…